Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Phone tapping for Pune statue leads to Uddhav aide

Phone tapping for Pune statue leads to Uddhav aide

Phone tapping for Pune statue leads to Uddhav aide

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Senior Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe and Uddhav Thakeray's aide Milind Narvekar have been booked by the Pune police for criminal conspiracy and provoking riots.


Putin cancels new year holidays for govt officials

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin harshly reprimanded officials on Wednesday over a winter weather shutdown at Moscow airports that left thousands stranded for days, and he banned high-ranking officials from taking vacations until further notice.


Owner sets house on fire; two engineering students killed

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Two engineering students died and six others sustained injuries when a house here was set ablaze by its owner, who claimed that he did so in a fit of rage for being tortured by his family.


Candle light vigil to mark Ruchika's death anniversary

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A candle light march was held on Wednesday evening at Panchkula near Chandigarh to mark the 17th death anniversary of Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide three years after her molestation by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore. Her family had vowing to continue its fight for justice.


Man attacks his wife with an axe

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A young woman was attacked with an axe on Wednesday morning allegedly by her husband while she was sleeping in their west Delhi residence with police attributing marital discord as the motive behind the crime.


Timeline: Aarushi Talwar murder case

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Aarushi Talwar murder case: The CBI has filed a closure report in the case, citing not enough evidence as the reason.


Jairam complains to Speaker against lobbying MPs

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Citing conflict of interests, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has complained to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar about alleged violation of norms by MPs approaching him with matters of companies they are running or associated with and raising issues related to projects that do not fall in their constituencies.


Police arrest five in Danish terror plot

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Police in Sweden and Denmark on Wednesday arrested five men suspected of plotting an attack against the Danish newspaper that published cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in 2005, security officials in those countries said.


Man stole video game from boy's casket

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State police are trying to find a Pennsylvania man who they say stole a hand-held video game system and accessories from the casket of a teen who had been killed in an SUV crash on Christmas Day.


Binayak Sen's family grateful to Jethmalani for offering help

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The family members of rights activist Binayak Sen, sentenced by a trial court to life imprisonment for sedition, was happy that prominent lawyer Ram Jethmalani has offered to defend him.


High Court acquits couple awarded life imprisonment

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The Delhi High Court has acquitted a couple, who were awarded life imprisonment for allegedly killing their neighbour over a property dispute 18 years ago, noting that the accused had acted in self defence.


Aarushi case: CBI gives up with closure report

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Aarushi Talwar murder case: The CBI has said in court on Wednesday that despite two years of investigation, it cannot solve the murder of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar, and her family's domestic help, Hemraj.


BJP contradicts Congress on Sanjay Gandhi, Emergency

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The BJP has said Sanjay Gandhi alone could not be held responsible for the excesses committed during the Emergency and accused the Congress of being in the habit of putting all the blame for its "wrong-doings" on those who are either dead or "not in the mainstream".


Telangana report: Buses hope to not bear the brunt

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The Central government has sent security forces to help keep the peace in Andhra Pradesh as the state gears up for the verdict on whether it will be bifurcated.


Hindi soap opera in trouble for torture scenes

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A Hindi serial that airs on entertainment channel Colors has run into trouble over scenes that depict a woman being tortured.


CWG scam: CBI to quiz Kalmadi after Jan 3

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The CBI has summoned Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi to appear before it for interrogation relating to alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Commonwealth Games (CWG).


Buddhadeb's letter to Home Minister Chidambaram

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After Home Minister P Chidambaram wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya being sharply critical of law and order in the state, as well as the deaths of political activists, the West Bengal CM has written back, alleging Chidambaram's assessment of his government is "surprising and far from impartial."


Citibank fraud: Religare releases statement

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Religare would like to state the following in unequivocal terms that we have no knowledge of the details of this alleged scam, however, we would like to state, that Mr. Shivraj Puri who is apparently one of the accused, is a client with Religare's broking business in his individual capacity since June 2009 and all Know Your Customer (KYC) formalities and other due diligence which is followed with regards to new account opening and client servicing, has been carried out and is complete as per prescribed regulatory and compliance norms. We would like to reaffirm and reiterate that Religare believes in the highest standards of corporate governance and are fully transparent with regards to any questions and clarification on the matter and we would be happy to cooperate and furnish all information, as and when required by investigating authorities on this matter.


Mumbai cop accused of rape found dead

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Former senior police inspector with Mumbai police Arun Borude, accused of raping a 15-year-old girl from Powai, has been found dead. His body was found near the railway tracks at Srirampur in Ahmadnagar. Police are trying to find out whether it is a suicide or murder.


Battlelines of communication: Buddhadeb's angry reply

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He had promised "a fitting reply" and he seems to have delivered it. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has written to the Home Minister, alleging that "your assessment of the Bengal situation is surprising and not impartial."


Acid attacker to lose eye, ear in Iran

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An Iranian court has ruled that a man must lose an eye and an ear after he blinded and burnt an ear of another man in an acid attack, newspapers reported today.


Engineering student arrested for hacking bank accounts

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An engineering student has been arrested here for hacking third party bank accounts to book railway and air tickets, police said.


CBI inspector jailed for six years for accepting bribe

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A Delhi court has sentenced a former inspector of CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch to six years in jail for accepting Rs 25,000 as bribe in 2004, saying he was meant to be a "watchdog, but became a blood hound" and brought disrepute to his service cadre.


Citibank fraud: Gurgaon-based employee is missing

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A big banking fraud was uncovered at the Gurgaon branch of Citibank that saw a bank employee fraudulently diverting funds from 20 accounts of high net worth clients. Citibank has already lodged an FIR and commenced internal investigation into the fraud. Over Rs 400 crore was allegedly diverted in this fraud.


Why this beauty pageant skipped a swimsuit round

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They didn't have a swimsuit round. But other than that, the divas that competed at a beauty pageant in Nepal's Chitwan National Park were exceptionally well-groomed. For elephants, that is.


How Disney World's Tackling Those Long Lines for Rides

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Deep in the bowels of Walt Disney World, inside an underground bunker called the Disney Operational Command Centre, technicians know that you are standing in line and that you are most likely annoyed about it. Their clandestine mission: to get you to the fun faster.


Autistic teen allowed to become a woman: Report

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In an extraordinary case, a 16-year-old autistic schoolboy has been allowed by a court in Australia to become a woman on the condition that he gets his sperm frozen in case he wants to have children in the future


Sanjay Dutt strikes back with allegation of extortion

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Sanjay Dutt's lawyers have accused a film producer of extortion. The producer, Shakil Noorani, had accused Dutt of costing him upto Rs 2 crore by walking out of his film half-way.


Congress MPs vs party over security forces in Telangana

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Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh are now applying pressure on Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy to get Central paramilitary forces, deployed in the state to maintain law and order in the aftermath of the submission of Justice Srikrishna Committee report, withdrawn.


Teacher not allowed to use chair because of caste

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For five years, Seema Kumari has taught Science to children aged 3 to 12 at a government school in Bihar's Gopalgunj district. She sits on the floor while she's coaching her students. In her classroom, there is no chair for her. "I am from a lower caste. That's why they don't let me sit on a chair. I have gone through a lot of agony because of this discrimination," she says, matter-of-factly.


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